Aquagirl

2 years ago - 11-year-old Lorena is one of the first subjects of Thorne's experiments as he begins releasing his mutogenic catalyst into San Diego's ecosystem, secretly mutating the population.

now - 13-year-old Lorena's advanced Atlantean mutation allows her to help Kaldur'ahm protect San Diego when it sinks in Thorne's experiments.

Of the many Aquaman series that attempted to redefine the character, one of the weirdest arcs was Sub-Diego, where the city of San Diego was sunken into the sea, it's population mutated into water-breathers. It was a wild story idea, but one of the best parts of it was the introducton of Lorena Marquez, the newest character to use the name Aquagirl.

We actually really like the idea of Sub Diego. Knowing that DC's version of the San Diego Comic Con happens inside an aquatic dome is just cool. We've made the entire affair the result of experiments by a disgraced Atlantean scientist. Meanwhile, we actually love the idea that the hero of Sub Diego was actually Kaldur'ahm, giving the new Aqualad a chance to shine. That also means that Lorena's Aquagirl gets to be an even younger character. This makes her an ideal member of Damian Wayne's future Teen Titans, who could totally use an awesome latina powerhouse.

Of course, The name "Aquagirl" will also one day apply to Mareena. She's depicted as Aquaman's daughter in Batman Beyond, but we've made her the daughter of Garth & Dolphin.